Isn't The Life of a Congressman wonderful?

Sunday, May 6, 2006.

First, it was Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, and now it is Congressman Patrick Kennedy who has made a mockery of the Capitol Police Department, and thereby, our system of government. The handling of both these cases demonstrates just how deeply Elitism has ensnared our Houses of government.

Does anyone truly believe that if one of us found ourselves in similar circumstances, that we would be treated as these two most recent examples have been? The obvious answer is an emphatic NO! Why is this we may ask ourselves? Again, the answer may be found in the separation between those we elect to represent us, and that body of people who comprise the electorate. Always it seems, the gulf between us is vast and unable to be bridged.

The last few months have been instructive in that we have witnessed cowardice and an uncompromising attention to political necessity trumping the best efforts of those elected to represent us. How can things that to the rest of us are so simple, fail to properly motivate these Congresspeople?

If a fence on our southern border is realized to be an appropriate first step toward securing us against trespassers, and illegal invaders, then why do we not hear this being fiercely debated as a worthy first step? More and more, Real Americans are seeing through the fog of obfuscation, and hearing our own strong voices over the clatter of weak knees. A congressional overhaul is desperately needed, yet the clarion call for such change is in it's infancy albeit growing stronger.

My single vote is as great as any congressman's, and I like that very much. A growing number of people understand this as well, and I hear many of them saying they too, are fed up with what they are witnessing. The one thing I find myself in disagreement with, is the suggestion that some of these disaffected people are talking about traditional Third Parties as an alternative, i.e. The Green Party et al.

To those who feel as I do, I say that deep down we are all conservative in nature, and have only to have an honest discussion with ourselves to affirn that. Whether we are Democrat or Republican, we at least have guiding principles to sustain our Political belief s. To that end, we may find common ground, and agreement.

So, let us allow the "Elitists" their moments of blissful ignorance while they may. I guarantee that such bliss is ephemeral, and their "Political End Time" is nearer than they may realize.

Conservatives Unite!

Stephen B. Atkinson
Mantua, New Jersey